Table 2

SOT Assessments Comparing Zolpidem 10 mg and Placebo after a Middle-of-the-Night Awakening

SOT Assessment
Difference Between Zolpidem 10 mg and Placebo (LS mean ± SE)
P value

ES1 (%)
-6.67 ± 2.02
0.013
ES2 (%)
-7.41 ± 1.90
0.006
ES3 (%)
-6.35 ± 2.78
0.056
ES4 (%)
-13.14 ± 3.76
0.010
ES5 (%)
-27.69 ± 5.38
0.001
ES6 (%)
-17.21 ± 3.61
0.002
CES (%)
-15.83 ± 2.88
<0.001
Somatosensory Ratio (%)
-1.74 ± 1.60
0.315
Visual Ratio (%)
-8.76 ± 4.00
0.065
Vestibular Ratio (%)
-27.43 ± 5.91
0.002
Preference Ratio (%)
12.82 ± 5.90
0.066

ES = equilibrium scores

CES = composite equilibrium score

Zammit et al. BMC Geriatrics 2008 8:15   doi:10.1186/1471-2318-8-15